apworld - p2ch3economics

Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems

Theme	How does this theme apply to your civilization?
Agricultural and pastoral production	Agriculture was the basis for early Egyptian societies. The Nile River floodplains provided excellent farm land for Egytians. However, Egytians benefited more from the Nile than the Nubians to the south. High productivty led to a growing popuation and larger cities along the Nile.
Trade and Commerce	Early Egytians began only trading short distances with Nubia. After some expansion and advances, they started trading long distances to Punt, Mesopotamia, and parts of the Mediterranean. Egyptians traded such things as; gold, silver, gemstones, textiles, linens, and pottery. They recieved common items for labor and city use. However, some special imports they recieved were wood from Mesopotamia and rare animals and beasts of burden from Punt.
Labor Systems	The cities of Egypt had specialized labor workers but did not use bronze until after the expulsion of the Hyskos. There were specialized workers for almost every job, leading to many technological advances. Some specialized jobs included; woodworking, stonecutting, masonry, leatherworking, and pottery.
Industrialization	Following the banishment of the Hyskos, Egypt entered a period of industrialization. Egyptians learned iron metallurgy and started using iron for most tools.
Capitalism and socialism